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• chatters Likes this wine:

  March 22, 2024 - Served blind.
  This is all soy, umami, undergrowth and dried fruits and nuts backed by lightly baked demerera sugar on the nose, plenty of gorgeous woody grip, fresh acid joins these flavours on the surprisingly nimble palate; I'd struggle not to tidy up a bottle of this in a single sitting. With time there is also a little maderised note. Without the freshness I'd be plumping for a 50's or 60's colheita.
  Note - when I said 50's or 60's I didn't mean 1850's or 60's. My first pre-phylloxera wine. Huge gratitude to @stefanakiko for the sample.

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• jlgnml Likes this wine: 100 points

  February 24, 2024 - MAGNUM Vintage Port (CUT restaurant Beverly Hills): Out of 750’s. Bought upon release in 2001 at $395 a btl and today it’s $4900. Since this was a mystery wine, I said Colheita but it was a vintage port not declared. So youthful and ageless. Dare say it might never turn. What an xperience.

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• StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 100 points

  December 28, 2023 - Ahhh!
  Tonight, everything is finally in place for this extravagantly luxurious wine. What a treat to the more intense cheeses on the cheese plate. Wow! The balance and intensity with the aromatic World Championships setting new records every day now…
  
  I will forever dislike myself for unleashing this Kracken. No portwine will ever feel "worthy" ever again…
  
  If you are ever worrying about your btl getting old, don't!
  
  Mine had leaked like an elderly gentleman/woman/them but the sugars are both strong antioxidants and great sealants. Any leakage will seal soon, meaning thar the wine doesn't spoil. As this was bottled in 2001, I'm amazed at the early leakage. However, cork came out in one oiece, but wasn’t particularly tightly fit… Hopefully only my cork was made on a Monday morning.

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• StefanAkiko Likes this wine: 97 points

  December 24, 2023 - What a legend!
  
  Enters the mouth with INTENSITY and sweetness. It's obvious that 1853 was an outstanding vintage and that this long-kept barrel (bottled in 2001) is never going to die. This is rich, long (triple marathon), complex, intense, interesting, delicious and magnificent.
  
  Not awarded 100 points because it is a bit disjointed and not quite having its isht together. Hopefully soon!

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• theportguy wrote: 95 points

  April 29, 2023 - Guys Port Weekend - LA (Claremont, CA): This is a while that has a bit of controversy in its history. I've heard several stories regarding this wine, and as best as I can piece together (nothing has been verified), this is supposedly a Niepoort Colheita bottled in 2001, but I have also heard that this wasn't actually a Niepoort wine, just that Niepoort did the bottling. Dark amber-purple in color. Great nose of old dark fruit with maple and old dusty wood on the nose. Rich butterscotch and orange spice on the palate, with exceptional balance and stunning intensity. Wow! Great complexity and a very long finish.

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• Vintage 1853
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Whitwham
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation Millennium- Reserve King Pedro V
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto
• UPC Code 0654631438178

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